To be honest, this week I didn't read about butterflies. What I focused on reading about were bees. This started out as an inquiry into the relationships of the various species of pollinators, but developed into a strong interest in bees. With an estimated 20,000 species of bees out there I found myself endlessly interested with the adaptations of bees.
What I managed to do for my project was order my last species of flowers, which included the following species: Cosmos bipinnatus, Impatiens balsamina, and Zinnia elegans. These species were named as good pollinators by Monarchwatch.org. The way I plan to plant them is in a series of four layers descending from shortest to tallest, that will be Zinnias above Impatiens; Impatiens above Cosmos; Cosmos above Milkweeds. This is so that they all get plenty of sun. I will not lie, though, I am worried that they may be unable to support themselves when I finally hang them up. I will be working on a possible solution for that while these grow.
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